Re: price wars

[lance glover <baumhaus@earthlink.net>]

i agree w/ miko.

i mean, is it disputed that there's anything remotely in this price range
that does the kinds of things this box does (or will do)? i can't wait
for the next wave of nickel & dime arguments once these units hit the
stores..:-)

lance g.


Mike Biffle wrote:

> Hey everyone... we've also just heard they're going for ~$660 at Alto.
> This is about $100 more than we paid in the previous Alto deal. More
> expensive? Yes... Available and in a similar ballpark? YES! They will
> probalby cost more at other stores, but thems the breaks gang... This
> bitching about $1100 is not doing much for me...
>
> -m
>
> >>> "Jonathan El-Bizri" <jbiz@linkexchange.com> 02/09 9:50 AM >>>
> So what? Just because one insane Kurzweil slaseperson was prepared to
> pay
> $3,000 becuase he though he would never see one built again doesn't
> mean
> that you are going to sell many at $1100. The product will die and
> then they
> will not be made again.
>
> bIz
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Trace Elliot Ltd [mailto:info@trace-elliot.com]
>   Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 2:24 AM
>   To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
>   Subject:
>
>   It's a small price to pay for such an excellent product. One was
> sold
> secondhand via NET auction for $3000.
>   I can assure everyone that we are making the slimmest of margins on
> the
> EDP. Ah!, the joys of manufacturing.
>   Andy
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